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Engineering Leadership Skills Development Across the Undergraduate-to-Workforce Transition

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Michele Norton, Texas A&M University; Behbood Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University

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In 2013, UNESCO-International Bureau of Education, defined transversal skills as “skillsthat are typically considered as not specifically related to a particular job, task, academicdiscipline or area of knowledge and that can be used in a wide variety of situations and worksettings.” Other terms used across literature include soft skills, non-technical skills, leadershipcompetencies, social and emotional intelligence. This research journey aimed to exploreengineering students’ perspectives on developing both the technical or discipline related skillsalong with the non-technical or transversal skills needed to be effective leaders within theirprofessional landscape. In a survey done with large corporations in Canada, researchers foundthat

Conference Session

Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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Angie Moussa, University of Massachusetts Lowell ; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Engineering Leadership Development

constraints [23]. Therefore, simplyhaving a PM is not enough; students must be adequately trained in soft skills such ascommunication, teamwork, and management in order to ensure future successes. While PM is a promising career, many undergraduate students are not aware of thispromising career option and many institutions lack PM programs [24]. Those institutions that doteach PM to their students often cover PM as part of a larger lecture-based course or in dedicatedPM courses which are often theory based. Few institutions teach PM knowledge by offeringexperiential learning opportunities and oftentimes, the “soft skills” – like communication,teamwork, and leadership – that are necessary for successful PM are not directly taught in

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University

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Engineering Leadership Development

-in-progressAs a work-in-progress, the program continues to evolve in the 2018-2019academic year. While the end-of-year data is not yet available, we hope toanalyze the two-year participant cohort against the new CLA cohort to determinetheir relative confidence with leadership soft skills. Now that the program is in itssecond year, the workshops have been designed to incorporate a tiered systemsuch that participants can attend workshops that match their level ofunderstanding of a topic. Upon building confidence of the leadership programwith the corporate sponsor, it is the intent to grow the program to a college-wideleadership program.At LSU, there is a well-established certificate program for DistinguishedCommunicators. To earn this

Conference Session

Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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John D. Stevens, The Pennsylvania State University ; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; John Jongho Park; Paul Mittan, Penn State Engineering Leadership Development

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(Compton-Young, 2015).In order to be an effective leader, engineering students must develop both technical andnontechnical soft skills to provide an advantage in the workplace (Burton, 1996). In currentprograms, with their demanding engineering curriculums, students often don’t have the time orinclination to pursue business courses, which often include the professional skills that engineerslack (Compton-Young, 2015). In a survey conducted by EE Times, 77 percent of the engineersreported they have acted as team leaders and 83 percent have written reports for internal use(Kumar et al., 2007). With this understanding of how engineers can be successful, it is crucialthat they possess these skills prior to graduation (Kumar et al., 2007). With previous

Conference Session

Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mark Jason Luchini; David J. Cribbs, Jackson; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Engineering Leadership Development

. Colbry also conducts research in computational education and high performance comput- ing. From 2009 until 2015, Dr. Colbry worked for the Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (iCER) as a computational consultant and Director of the HPCC. Dr. Colbry collaborates with scientists from multiple disciplines including Engineering, Toxicology, Plant and Soil Sciences, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics and Biology. Recent projects include research in Image Phenomics; developing a commercially-viable large scale, cloud based image pathology tool; and helping develop methods for measuring the Carbon stored inside of soil. Dr. Colbry has taught a range of courses, including; communication ”soft” skills, tools for computational

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Astri Briliyanti, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University

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Director of the HPCC. Dr. Colbry collaborates with scientists from multiple disciplines including Engineering, Toxicology, Plant and Soil Sciences, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics and Biology. Recent projects include research in Image Phenomics; developing a commercially-viable large scale, cloud based image pathology tool; and helping develop methods for measuring the Carbon stored inside of soil. Dr. Colbry has taught a range of courses, including; com- munication ”soft” skills, tools for computational modeling, Numerical Linear Algebra, microprocessors, artificial intelligence, scientific image analysis, compilers, exascale programing, and courses in program and algorithm analysis. c

Conference Session

Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Experiences for Engineering Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Harold Ackler, Boise State University; Heidi Reeder, Boise State University; Abbey Louie

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Engineering Leadership Development

. 11, no. 3, 2010.[4]. “Capabilities of Effective Engineering Leaders”, Version 3.7, July 2019. Bernard M.Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Cambridge, MA. Available: https://gelp.mit.edu/capabilitiesofeffectiveengineeringleaders.[Accessed Jan. 20, 2020].[5]. S. Pulko and S. Parikh, “Teaching ‘soft’ skills to engineers,” The International Journal ofElectrical Engineering & Education, vol. 40, no. 4, 2003. Available:https://doi.org/10.7227/IJEEE.40.4.2[6]. R. Stephens, “Aligning Engineering Education and Experience to Meet the Needs ofIndustry and Society”, The Bridge, vol. 43, no. 2, Summer 2013, pp. 31-34. Available: NationalAcademy of Engineering, https://www.nae.edu/21020/Bridge.[7

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Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ronald J. Bennett F.ABET, University of St. Thomas; Eugene Joseph Audette, University of St. Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, WorkWise Coaching & Consulting; Alanna K. Moravetz JD, Alanna Consulting LLC; Sheryl Niebuhr, University of St. Thomas and Sheryl Niebuhr Consulting LLC

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engineer it isn’t toooften that you get to work on Soft Skills” and, “My initial thought was positive because this wasone of the main reasons I transferred from a regional state university’s M.S. in RegulatoryAffairs (to get a) Master’s program with leadership skills….” and, “I was hoping to getsomething out of a course where I could evolve into a senior leadership position.”Question 4 What is your current response to the requirement to take the leadership courses? Response Number of Respondents Positive 45 Negative 1 Comments 15The survey gave the

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Michael Aucoin, Leading Edge Management, LLC; Dennis Arthur Conners

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Engineering Leadership Development

of leadership. Kumar and Hsaio [12] cleverly summarized thatengineers are forced to learn “soft skills the hard way.”Approaches to Engineering Leadership Development A significant challenge in developing engineering leaders stems from ambiguities in definingengineering leadership. In their review of eleven university engineering leadership programs,Paul and Falls [13] identified 72 different competencies, while Kumar and Hsaio [12] reportedseveral hundred definitions for the term “leader.” Notwithstanding these many possiblemanifestations, much of the work of practicing engineers depends on teamwork andcommunication [14], suggesting a particular area of focus for leadership practice. In their study, Rottmann, Sacks, and Reeve [15

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Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Teresa J. Didiano, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Engineering Leadership Development

, 2021].[9] S. Kumar and J.K. Hsiao, “Engineers learn ‘soft skills the hard way’: Planting a seed of leadership in engineering classes,” Leadership Management Engineering, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 18–24, 2007.[10] National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2004.[11] M. Adams Viola. and R.J. Hannemann, “A leadership-focused engineering management master of science program,” in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, 2011, 22.3.1 - 22.3.17. [Online]. Available: https://cms.jee.org/17277. [Accessed: Jan 13, 2021].[12] S. Pitts, S. McGonagle, and S.W. Klosterman

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Poster Session - Engineering Leadership Development Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Arindom Sen, University of Calgary; Emily Wyatt, University of Calgary: Schulich School of Engineering

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Engineering Leadership Development

. 12 2, pp. 164–184, 2008.[22] Gordon-MIT, “Capabilities of Effective Engineering Leadership,” Bernard M. Gordon- MIT Engineering Leadership Program, 2011.[23] J. V. Farr and D. M. Brazil, “Leadership Skills Development for Engineers,” Eng. Manag. J., vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 3–8, 2009.[24] S. Kumar and J. K. Hsiao, “Engineers Learn ‘Soft Skills the Hard Way’: Planting a Seed of Leadership in Engineering Classes,” Leadersh. Manag. Eng., vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 18–24, 2007.[25] W. H. Shaw, “Engineering management in our modern age,” in IEEE International Engineering Management Conference, 2002, vol. 2, pp. 504–509.[26] ASCE, Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century: Preparing the Civil

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development

in the capstoneexperience were not part of the engineering leadership development class. Therefore, while theinformation presented here may be useful to the general community of engineering leadershipdevelopment, it may not directly apply to all curricular circumstances.There is a body of literature regarding the need for engineering students to learn to work moreeffectively with other disciplines within a business structure to attain project success. Whetherespoused through visionary calls [1] or compilation of industrial feedback [2], it is generallyaccepted that engineers need “soft” skill development to succeed in team environments in the“real world.” A number of efforts have either documented the need for development of skillsnecessary

Conference Session

Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Selim Havan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Charlotte Hathaway; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mattox Alan Beckman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Engineering Leadership Development

, ROTC, Theatre, Education, the college of engineering administration, and thealumni network, to enhance the integrative design in teaching many traditional “soft skills.”For example, our university’s leadership center has provided strengths assessment to ourstudents, and the ROTC has presented an interactive session in the area of leadership, withclassroom examples as well as real-world examples. Our Theatre department has taught ourstudents the physiology involved in establishing stage presence and effective vocal projection,which is beneficial in the classroom as well as the boardroom or factory floor. Our university’steaching and learning center has provided a specialist to teach rubric development andtheories of motivation, which can be

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky; Thomas Ward Lester, University of Kentucky; Joseph Anthony Colella, University of Kentucky College of Engineering

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

leadershipprograms in universities. As noted by Bayless and Robe, many engineering educators have beenresistant to include engineering leadership within the engineering curriculum, considering it a“soft skill, not relevant to the discipline,” and thus potentially redirecting resources orinstructional time from technical material [6].Another impediment in the development of programs on engineering leadership is the nebulousdefinition of the term itself. Although several authors have attempted to summarize thecharacteristics required of effective engineering leaders (see for example Farr, et al. [7,8] andGoodale [9] for early work), Rottmann, et al. showed that there is a lack of consensus ondefining engineering leadership among different professional cohorts

Conference Session

Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hwangbo Bae, University of Florida; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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Engineering Leadership Development

: So I think in a lot of ways that's…the complexity of the soft [professional] skills. And it's funny when we talk about soft skills. We don't mean that they're lesser than hard [technical] skills. It's that they're less definable.While Dr. James acknowledged the importance of teaching professional skills, he faceddifficulties in integrating these skills into the classroom because of their complexity and lack ofclarity. Due to the perceived challenges of including professional skills in the curriculum, out-of-class activities were offered as an important complement.Faculty members believed that students with experience outside the classroom are betterprepared for their careers through the acquisition of professional skills

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Skills Development Across the Undergraduate-to-Workforce Transition

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Andrea Chan, Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead); Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Milan Maljkovic, Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering; Emily Macdonald-Roach

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Engineering Leadership Development

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Competency and Skill Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

alack of understanding during classroom activities [11]. Other studies have suggested that there isno significant differences in the learning outcomes of students in traditional lecture coursesversus flipped courses and that those in less affluent areas may have difficulty with accessing thetechnology needed to complete the course [10].The studies identified above are relevant to engineering education and to specific engineeringdisciplines. As engineering education requires soft-skill development to meet industry needs, thequestion arises as to the effectiveness of the flipped classroom technique in engineeringleadership courses. However, the exploration of a flipped classroom strategy implemented in anengineering leadership course is not found